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, Rock Band has some noteworthy news. First, the official Web site community relaunched with band profiles, leaderboards, user blogs, and more. The other interesting tidbit is that Activison unabashedly admitted that the reason it's blocking Guitar Hero III controller cross-compatibility with Rock Band is that they expect Harmonix to write them a check. The exact quote from a soon-to-be-banished PR flack is: "We believe we should be compensated for the use of our technology." This makes no sense since Harmonix is only seeking to apply a patch to its own code (that it created with its own resources!) to permit Rock Band to work with the GH III controller. Activision isn't being asked to provide any assistance - just shut up and rake in the money as more people buy their game for the extra wireless controller. Instead, they are punishing fans who chose to buy both games. Petty and stupid...
, Rock Band has some noteworthy news. First, the official Web site community relaunched with band profiles, leaderboards, user blogs, and more. The other interesting tidbit is that Activison unabashedly admitted that the reason it's blocking Guitar Hero III controller cross-compatibility with Rock Band is that they expect Harmonix to write them a check. The exact quote from a soon-to-be-banished PR flack is: "We believe we should be compensated for the use of our technology." This makes no sense since Harmonix is only seeking to apply a patch to its own code (that it created with its own resources!) to permit Rock Band to work with the GH III controller. Activision isn't being asked to provide any assistance - just shut up and rake in the money as more people buy their game for the extra wireless controller. Instead, they are punishing fans who chose to buy both games. Petty and stupid...
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